The Ohio Node: Jim Atkins, the Columbus Network, and Maxwell's Weyerhaeuser Position

Updated: March 10, 2026
Databases: full_text_corpus.db (6.3 GB, 1.42M documents, 2.91M pages), concordance_complete.db (729 MB)
Standard: Every factual claim supported by EFTA document number with justice.gov URL, or external source URL
Methodology: Full-text search (FTS5 + LIKE) across 2,914,901 pages; cross-reference with existing investigation reports; external source verification
Based on: The investigative work of Troy Raymond Barile-Simleness — The Ohio Node, Part II (The Fallout, March 7, 2026)

Table of Contents

1. Jim Atkins — Complete Corpus Profile
2. The Deutsche Bank Document — An OCR Caution
3. Maxwell's Weyerhaeuser Bond — Verified and Expanded
4. The Columbus Network — Documentary Evidence
5. The Survivor Journals — Two Documents, Not One
6. Supplementary Evidence
7. Corrections and Notes for the Record
8. Methodology

1. Jim Atkins — Complete Corpus Profile

"Jim Atkins" appears in exactly four documents across the entire 2.91-million-page EFTA corpus. No other mentions exist. The name yields zero hits in any financial records, flight logs, contact lists, address books, or correspondence outside the documents described below.

1.1 FBI Interview #2 — EFTA02858481 (DS12, 10 pages)

EFTA02858481 | Serial 252, sub-serial 3501.045-003 | Interview date: August 7, 2019

The FD-302 records the second interview with the PROTECT SOURCE victim (Jane Doe 4). The Atkins-relevant content, quoted from the FBI document:

"A man named JIM ATKINS (phonetic), a friend/associate of EPSTEIN (background of relationship unknown) participated with EPSTEIN in blackmailing [victim's] mother. ATKINS also sexually assaulted [victim] on more than one occasion."

Physical description: white male, gray hair, "big ears," hairy body. Possibly in his 50s in the early 1980s. Lived in Ohio. "Somehow associated with an Ohio university (unidentified); he may have been the Dean, or the 'money guy' at the school."

External identification: A 1986 newspaper article in The Island Packet (Hilton Head Island, SC; February 5, 1986, page 6; byline Nancy Rutter) identifies Jimmy L. Atkins of Ohio as the owner of the real estate company where the victim's mother worked, and as the person who filed criminal charges against her. The article reports that the SC Real Estate Commission found a shortage in the firm's escrow account — consistent with the FBI 302's description of Atkins helping the mother "fix her real estate books." The corporate entity was Fort Mitchell Co., based in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky (directly across the Ohio River from Cincinnati).

Florida corporate filings confirm Atkins as President and Director of two for-profit educational institutions in Cincinnati:

• Betz College Inc. — 7th & Vine Streets, Cincinnati, OH; established November 30, 1977; involuntarily dissolved December 16, 1981
• Betz Business School Inc. — 630 Vine Street, Suite 202, Cincinnati, OH 45202; established June 17, 1977; involuntarily dissolved December 16, 1981
• Both entities listed registered agent Joan Bush at 106 South Himes, Tampa, FL

This matches the FBI 302 description of someone "associated with an Ohio university... may have been the Dean, or the 'money guy' at the school" — Atkins was not a dean at a traditional university but the president of a for-profit college in Cincinnati.

Previous identification (corrected): An earlier version of this report identified the subject as James "Jim" Wade Atkins (1947-2022) of Bluffton, SC, based on obituary matching. That identification was incorrect. While James Wade Atkins shared the Hilton Head area residence and an Ohio connection (he attended Ohio State on the G.I. Bill), he was a Weyerhaeuser Paper Company salesman — not an education administrator, real estate company owner, or person connected to the victim's mother's criminal case. The newspaper article's explicit identification of "Jimmy L. Atkins of Ohio" as the company owner, combined with the Betz College corporate records, supersedes the obituary match.

• Owned or rented a residence on [redacted] Island (consistent with Hilton Head / Sea Islands, SC)
• Described as a "rich prick [who would] throw his weight around and talk about money"
• Developed a romantic relationship with the victim's mother; dated approximately one year
• The victim met Atkins "not long after Epstein began sexually assaulting her, when she was approximately 14 or 15 years old"

The blackmail mechanism (page 3):

"ATKINS and his accountant (Black male named 'Cecil' Last Name Unknown) assisted [victim's] mother in 'fixing' her real estate books so that she could embezzle funds and pay EPSTEIN. At some point, ATKINS and [victim's] mother had a falling out, and ATKINS, EPSTEIN and possibly CECIL turned [victim's] mother in to the Real Estate Commission by providing her accurate real estate book/records."

The mother was subsequently convicted of embezzlement and sent to federal prison.

1.2 FBI Interview #3 — EFTA02858491 (DS12, 4 pages)

EFTA02858491 | Serial 264, sub-serial 3501.045-005 | Interview date: August 20, 2019

The third interview provides additional detail:

• Mother served approximately two years in federal prison in Columbia, South Carolina around the time the victim was 17 or 18
• Sentence was "related to an embezzlement conviction connected to being blackmailed by JEFFREY EPSTEIN and JIM ATKINS over explicit photographs"
• The victim called Atkins at the university where he worked to ask for help. Atkins responded: "I don't give a shit if you end up in the gutter. Don't ever contact me again. Your mother knows what will happen."
• Threatening phone calls continued for decades across multiple states, including calls to the victim's mother at an assisted living facility
• 4-5 vehicular incidents where the victim was nearly run off the road, including on Interstate 5 near Oregon and in Washington State
• The victim stated: "Throughout my life his (Epstein's) people have found me... have kept tabs on me"

1.3 Survivor Journal — EFTA02731420, page 6 (DS12, 13 pages)

EFTA02731420 | Marked "CONFIDENTIAL FOR ATTORNEY'S EYES ONLY / DO NOT COPY"

Page 6 of this handwritten journal (Bates stamp EFTA02731426) contains a list of names:

"Mr. Mody. Mr. Robert. Mr. Sant. Mr. Ludwig. Mr. Cecchi. Mr. Mora. Mr. Goodlatte. Mr. Atkins are not who they say! Run run run!"

This is a different survivor journal than the 32-page document at EFTA02731361. The same journal also names Leon Black (pages 7-8), Dan Snyder (page 4), Joe Gibbs (page 4), Larry Summers (page 5), George Mitchell (page 11), Ted Leonsis (page 11), Steve Case (page 11), Jim Kimsey (page 11), and Prince Andrew (page 5), among others. See Section 5 for full analysis.

Note: The Ohio Node series cites this reference as "EFTA02731370." That Bates number actually corresponds to page 9 of EFTA02731361 (the other journal), which contains a trafficking clipping about Lake Placid — not the "Mr. Atkins" text. The correct citation is EFTA02731426 (page 6 of document EFTA02731420). See Corrections.

1.4 Deutsche Bank Authorization Form — EFTA01366046 (DS10, 1 page)

EFTA01366046 | DB-SDNY-0057548 / SDNY_GM_00203732

This document requires careful treatment. See Section 2.

2. The Deutsche Bank Document — An OCR Caution

The Ohio Node series identifies a Deutsche Bank authorization form as listing Epstein as account holder with "an Atkins in beneficiary context."

EFTA01366046 is a genuine Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management "Authorization for Asset Movement" form. The verified fields:

• Account holder: Jeffrey E. Epstein
• Wire amount: $100,000.00
• Wire destination: Citibank
• Signed by: Darren Indyke
• Date: October 23, 2015

However, the OCR-extracted text renders the form field "Recipient's Mailing Address" as "Recipient's Mailing Atkins." This is a consistent OCR artifact — the same misread appears on a second identical-format Deutsche Bank form at EFTA01359377, which is a $29,000 wire to Cecile R. de Jongh at First Bank, Puerto Rico, also signed by Indyke. Both forms use the same standardized Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown template, and both produce the same OCR garble on the pre-printed "Mailing Address" field.

The word "Atkins" does not appear as a beneficiary, payee, or person on either form. It is a pre-printed form field label that the OCR engine consistently misreads.

This does not undermine the broader Ohio Node thesis — Jim Atkins is documented in two FBI FD-302 interviews and one survivor journal as a real person connected to Epstein. But the specific claim of a Deutsche Bank document "naming an Atkins in beneficiary context" appears to originate from an OCR misread rather than an actual financial connection. Readers should examine the original PDF directly to confirm whether the printed text reads "Address" or "Atkins."

3. Maxwell's Weyerhaeuser Bond — Verified and Expanded

The identification of Weyerhaeuser bonds in Maxwell's JPMorgan portfolio — first reported in the Ohio Node series — is fully confirmed. The documentary trail is more extensive than previously reported.

3.1 The Bond

• Issuer: Weyerhaeuser Company
• Coupon: 7 3/8% (7.375%)
• Maturity: October 1, 2019
• CUSIP: 962166-BV-5
• Credit rating: BBB / BAA1 (investment grade)
• Face value: $10,000

3.2 Complete Monthly Price Trajectory

The Ohio Node series cites seven quarterly statements. The corpus contains the bond on every monthly statement from acquisition through sale — approximately 23 consecutive appearances:

Sale details (from EFTA01523186):
- Trade date: July 8, 2013
- Settlement date: July 11, 2013
- Sale price: 117.296 (% of par)
- Proceeds: $11,729.60
- Tax cost basis: $11,509.70
- Realized gain: $219.90 (long-term)
- Broker: Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

Note: The Ohio Node series reports the sale price as "$108.52 per share" and the result as "a loss of $657.70." The JPMorgan statement at EFTA01523186 records the sale at 117.296 with a realized gain of $219.90. See Corrections.

3.3 Portfolio Context — Weyerhaeuser Was the Anchor

The account is titled "GHISLAINE MAXWELL-HY ACCT." — a dedicated high-yield bond portfolio. This is analytically significant: Weyerhaeuser (BBB/BAA1) was the only investment-grade bond in a portfolio otherwise composed of junk-rated securities.

Complete portfolio at peak (~25-30 positions, ~$250,000-$300,000 face value):

Limited Brands (Wexner's company, later renamed L Brands and now Bath & Body Works) is notable as another Wexner-connected position in the same portfolio.

3.4 The Liquidation and Exit Timeline

The entire high-yield portfolio was liquidated on July 8, 2013 — not just Weyerhaeuser. All positions were sold on the same day. The portfolio wind-down preceded the formal exit decision by five months:

The JPMorgan exit document (EFTA01582816) contains a critical provenance chain:

"Maxwell was referred by Jeffrey Epstein, a former client of the Private Bank and advisor to Leslie Wexner, also a longstanding client. Jes Staley got the original referral from Jeff Epstein, and he referred Ghislaine Maxwell on to our team."

Maxwell was approved as a client on April 11, 2005 (EFTA01582862) — before her background check was even complete: "Security Services is still performing the client background check." JPMorgan later settled for $290 million with Epstein victims (June 2023).

3.5 United Rentals — Confirmed in Portfolio

The Ohio Node series notes Maxwell also held United Rentals bonds. Confirmed: United Rentals North America 9.25% Dec 15, 2019 (CUSIP 911365-AU-8), $15,000 face value, held throughout the same July 2011 – July 2013 period. United Rentals was founded by Bradley Jacobs; the name "Bradley Jacobs" does not appear anywhere in the EFTA corpus. The United Rentals position appears only in Maxwell's portfolio, not in any other Epstein-network account.

4. The Columbus Network — Documentary Evidence

The Ohio Node series identifies several figures with Columbus, Ohio connections in operational roles. The EFTA corpus provides substantial documentary support for some and none for others.

4.1 The New Albany Company LLC — Epstein and Wexner

The corporate filing is confirmed at EFTA00233059, page 116 (Bates EFTA00233175):

Epstein's own website draft (EFTA00589409, page 2) describes the venture: "In 1990, Epstein and Leslie Wexner, his longtime client, collaborated on a major real estate development, called The New Albany Company. Based in Columbus, Ohio, this suburban real estate development is regarded as one of the finest in the area."

A 2005 fax from The New Albany Company to Epstein (EFTA01304561) shows "NACO Capital" starting at $75,000,000 and "Georgetown Capital" at $10,000,000, with performance fee calculations — confirming active financial management.

4.2 The "Gang Stuff" Letter — EFTA01110729

The Ohio Node series references the unsent letter. The full text is at EFTA01110729 (DS9). Key excerpts from Epstein to Wexner:

"I am truly sorry to hear that you have been the target of an extortion attempt by the same girl that has tried to extort Ehud Barak, Alan Dershowitz and Prince Andrew."

"I have never once, not once, done anything, but protect your interests. I owe a great debt to you, as frankly you owe to me."

"You and I had 'gang stuff' for over 15 years. A great deal of it, that she [Abigail Wexner] was unaware of. I had no intention of divulging any confidence of ours, no matter what accusations she made."

The phrase "gang stuff" recurs in Epstein's personal Apple Notes (EFTA00518681, DS9, pages 58-61 — removed from justice.gov), synced via his Gmail ([email protected]), dated July-September 2015, alongside shorthand notes including "34 girls wexner, irs" and "leon office."

4.3 Gary Kerney — Landmark Land Company (25+ documents)

Kerney appears in 25+ EFTA documents across DS10. The Ohio Node series identifies him as "CEO of the New Albany Company." The corpus identifies him as Senior VP at Landmark Land Company (EFTA01965817, LinkedIn connection), not New Albany Company. Landmark Land was Epstein's island development contractor; the New Albany Company was the separate Epstein-Wexner real estate venture.

Key documents:

Kerney was the on-site construction superintendent for LSJ island from 2009 through at least 2013, handling everything from CZM permits to Italian rock crushers to pool construction.

4.4 Stephen Caplinger — Landmark Land Company (20+ documents)

Caplinger appears in 20+ EFTA documents across DS10. The Ohio Node series identifies him as "the New Albany Company's director of planning." The corpus identifies him as Vice President, Design & Planning at Landmark Land Company (EFTA01780686).

Key documents:

Caplinger's bank transfers were sent to his address in New Albany, OH 43054 — confirming the Columbus/Wexner orbit connection.

4.5 Gerald Barton — Landmark Land Company President

Not covered in the Ohio Node series, but critical context: Gerald G. Barton, co-founder and chairman/CEO of Landmark Land Company, maintained a long personal relationship with Epstein spanning at least 1990-2014.

Key documents:

Barton referenced Epstein inviting him to New Albany in the same email requesting financial help — suggesting Barton had social access to Wexner's compound.

4.6 Timothy Routch — CBP Officer (25+ documents)

Routch is the most extensively documented Columbus connection in the corpus. The Ohio Node series describes him as "an Ohio State alumnus." The corpus confirms: Epstein himself called Routch "the customs officer from ohio" (EFTA01791110), and Routch's phone number (614-309-3304) has a Columbus, OH area code.

Our CBP Corruption Investigation covers Routch extensively. Key documents not covered in the Ohio Node series:

The FBI obtained Routch's credit reports and Google account data via grand jury subpoena in 2020, indicating he was investigated as part of the SDNY Epstein case. His CBP badge number (CAS03223) was confirmed via DS9 source documents (EFTA00149608).

4.7 Dr. Mark Landon — New Finding: FedEx Shipments from Epstein's Office

The Ohio Node series states Landon "received quarterly payments from Epstein of up to $25,000 between 2001 and 2005." The corpus contains no direct evidence of payments to Landon. However, it does contain FedEx shipping records from Epstein's office to Landon's Columbus, Ohio medical practice:

"UM Perinatal Cons" corresponds to University Medical Perinatal Consultants at Ohio State University's medical facilities. The content of these shipments is unknown — they were FedEx envelopes/packages. The shipping records confirm a documentary connection between Epstein's office (NYSG LLC / Darren Indyke / Lauren Kwintner) and an OSU perinatal medicine physician across a multi-year period (2001-2004), but the nature of the relationship cannot be determined from shipping records alone.

External reporting (February 2026): NBC4 Columbus, WOSU, and NBC News have reported that Landon received quarterly payments of up to $25,000 from Epstein's firm between 2001 and 2005. Landon told NBC4 he was a paid consultant for the "New York Strategy Group" regarding "potential biotech investments." OSU announced it is investigating Landon's prior relationship as of February 16, 2026. Landon is currently the Richard L. Meiling Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at OSU (appointed chairman in 2010, after the FedEx shipment period).

"Landon Thomas" disambiguation: All other "Landon" hits in the corpus refer to Landon Thomas Jr., a New York Times financial correspondent who had an extensive email relationship with Epstein. No confusion should arise — the OSU physician and the NYT reporter are distinct individuals.

4.8 Entities Not Found in Corpus

The following names and entities from the Ohio Node series produce zero hits in the 2.91-million-page EFTA corpus:

"Abercrombie" appears only in biographical references to Wexner acquiring A&F and in Epstein arranging modeling jobs. No reference to Jeffries' later sex trafficking prosecution appears in the corpus.

External context for entities not found in corpus:
- Southern Air Transport: CIA-owned airline (1960-1973, continued with CIA connections through Iran-Contra). Relocated headquarters from Miami to Rickenbacker International Airport, Columbus, OH in 1994-1995 — a move facilitated by $7.2M in state incentives and Les Wexner's Limited Inc. cargo operations at Rickenbacker. Filed bankruptcy in Columbus, October 1, 1998.
- Richard Strauss: OSU physician who sexually abused at least 177 male students from 1979 to 1998 (Perkins Coie independent investigation, May 2019; 521 survivors have since come forward). Wexner served on the OSU Board of Trustees from 1988 to 1997, overlapping the abuse period. In February 2026, a federal judge ordered Wexner to sit for deposition in the Strauss survivor lawsuits.
- Mike Jeffries: Former A&F CEO, arrested October 22, 2024 on 1 count of sex trafficking and 15 counts of interstate prostitution (EDNY). A&F is headquartered in New Albany, Ohio — Wexner's planned community.

5. The Survivor Journals — Two Documents, Not One

The corpus contains two separate survivor journals in DS12, both attributed to the same author. They are distinct documents with different content and different handling designations.

5.1 EFTA02731361 — 32-page journal (no handling restriction)

EFTA02731361 contains handwritten entries, Sylvia Plath poems with annotations, collaged clippings, and descriptions of forced pregnancies. Key content includes:

• Descriptions of forced medical procedures by a "doctor from Israel" with Ghislaine Maxwell present (page 0)
• References to "superior gene pool" ideology described as "very Nazi like" (page 12)
• A delivery at a house on "Ocean Blvd or St" near Epstein's Palm Beach residence, attended by "an elderly French lady" (page 22)
• "Mr. M" taking a newborn after 15 minutes; baby stats: 4 lbs 10 oz, 18.5 inches (page 24)
• Jean Luc Brunel named as "a disgusting pig" (page 27)
• References to Mar-a-Lago and "Mr. Joe and Mrs. Anne" (page 8)

This is not the journal containing "Mr. Atkins."

5.2 EFTA02731420 — 13-page journal ("ATTORNEY'S EYES ONLY")

EFTA02731420 is marked "CONFIDENTIAL FOR ATTORNEY'S EYES ONLY / DO NOT COPY" on each page. This is the journal containing the "Mr. Atkins" reference and multiple other named individuals:

The "Mr. Atkins" on page 6 appears in a list of eight men the writer states "are not who they say" — suggesting aliases or misrepresented identities. This is consistent with the FBI 302 description of Jim Atkins as someone connected to an Ohio university under an unclear role ("may have been the Dean, or the 'money guy'").

6. Supplementary Evidence

6.1 Epstein Flights to Savannah/Hilton Head

The corpus documents four flight clusters to Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (KSAV/SAV) via Epstein's aircraft:

Savannah is the headquarters of Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation (500 Gulfstream Road, Savannah, GA 31408), and most Savannah references in the corpus relate to aircraft maintenance. However, Trip 1 (4-day stay) and Trip 4 (overnight, with Epstein departing separately — per pilot Larry Visoski's email: "N212JE will fly from Savannah to Teterboro this morn at 8am (NO JE onboard)," EFTA02272530) suggest purposes beyond aircraft service.

Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport is approximately 45 minutes from Hilton Head Island by car.

6.2 Early 1980s South Carolina Victim — EFTA01245635

A document not covered in the Ohio Node series provides independent corroboration that Epstein's abuse extended to South Carolina in the early 1980s:

EFTA01245635 (DS9) | Serial 3501.045-013 | FBI Electronic Communication, July 19, 2019

After Epstein's July 6, 2019 arrest, a woman called the FBI hotline reporting she was a victim of sexual exploitation by Epstein in the 1980s when she was approximately 13 to 15 years old and resided in the "[redacted] Island area of South Carolina."

The FBI assessed the report warranted a follow-up interview and requested the Seattle Field Office conduct it — indicating the victim now lives in the Pacific Northwest. This is consistent with Jane Doe 4's current location (the FBI 302s describe vehicular harassment on Interstate 5 in Washington State).

The redacted island name is consistent with Hilton Head, one of the South Carolina Sea Islands, or possibly another barrier island in Beaufort County. This places Epstein's abusive activity in South Carolina at least a decade earlier than the commonly understood Florida timeline (late 1990s).

6.3 The Accountant "Cecil"

The FBI 302 describes Cecil as a Black male accountant who worked with Atkins to falsify the victim's mother's real estate books. "Cecil" with this profile appears only in EFTA02858481, page 3.

All other "Cecil" hits in the corpus refer to Cecile de Jongh (also sometimes "Cecile R de Jongh"), the wife of USVI Governor John de Jongh. De Jongh served as Epstein's USVI office manager (EFTA00003149 lists her as "Head Accountant" at the STC Administration office). She received a $200,000/year salary from Epstein and served as director of Financial Trust Company. She is extensively documented across DS10 emails handling logistics, hotel reservations, and USVI property management. She is a different person.

The Ohio Node series raises C.H. "Cecil" Butcher Jr. (Tennessee banker, died 2002) as a candidate for one of two unidentified "large Southern men" described by the victim. However, the FBI documents describe the accountant Cecil as a Black male. C.H. Butcher Jr. was white. These appear to be different people: the accountant Cecil is a named co-conspirator in the real estate fraud; the "two large Southern men" are separate unidentified figures present during abuse on the island.

6.4 The 37 Pages

Our DS12 Expansion Analysis and NPR 53 Pages Addendum identified the 37 withheld pages as:

These are the agent's handwritten or typed notes from the four PROTECT SOURCE interviews. The formal FD-302s (the typed summaries) were released in DS12; the underlying notes were not. Agent notes often contain details that don't make it into the formal 302 — names, observations, preliminary identifications. If the victim provided partial identification of the "two large Southern men" or the accountant Cecil's last name, that information would most likely be in the agent notes.

7. Corrections and Notes for the Record

7.1 Journal EFTA Citation

The Ohio Node series cites EFTA02731370 for the "Mr. Atkins are not who they say" quote. This Bates number corresponds to page 9 of EFTA02731361 (the first journal), which contains a trafficking clipping about Lake Placid — not the "Mr. Atkins" text. The correct citation is EFTA02731426 (page 6 of document EFTA02731420).

7.2 Deutsche Bank "Atkins" Wire

As detailed in Section 2, the "Atkins" on the Deutsche Bank authorization form (EFTA01366046) appears to be an OCR misread of the pre-printed form field "Recipient's Mailing Address." The same artifact appears on a second identical form (EFTA01359377). Readers should examine the original PDF to resolve the ambiguity.

7.3 Weyerhaeuser Sale Price

The Ohio Node series reports: "she sold the position at $108.52 per share, recording a loss of $657.70." The JPMorgan statement at EFTA01523186 records the sale at 117.296 (% of par) with proceeds of $11,729.60 against a cost basis of $11,509.70 — a realized gain of $219.90. The source document does not support the reported sale price or loss figure.

7.4 Kerney and Caplinger Employer

The Ohio Node series describes Gary Kerney as "CEO of the New Albany Company" and Stephen Caplinger as "the New Albany Company's director of planning." The corpus identifies both as employees of Landmark Land Company, Inc. — Kerney as Senior VP (EFTA01965817) and Caplinger as VP Design & Planning (EFTA01780686). Landmark Land is a distinct entity from The New Albany Company LLC. Both companies had relationships with Epstein, but through different structures.

7.5 Cecil / Butcher Distinction

The FBI document describes the accountant Cecil as a Black male (EFTA02858481, page 3). C.H. "Cecil" Butcher Jr. was a white Tennessee banker. These are apparently different people.

7.6 Bond Terminology

The Ohio Node series describes the Weyerhaeuser position as "10,000 shares." Corporate bonds are denominated in face value (par value), not shares. The position was $10,000 face value — one bond at par.

8. Methodology

Databases Searched

• full_text_corpus.db (6.3 GB): 1,416,711 documents, 2,914,901 pages. FTS5 and LIKE queries on all search terms.
• concordance_complete.db (729 MB): Cross-reference metadata.
• Existing investigation reports (168 reports across both repositories).

External Sources

• The Island Packet — "Harbour Realty case continued again" (Feb 5, 1986, p. 6) — identifies Jimmy L. Atkins of Ohio as owner of Harbour Realty & Rentals (via Fort Mitchell Co.) and filer of criminal charges against broker
• Florida corporate filing — Betz College Inc. (Jimmy L Atkins, President)
• Florida corporate filing — Betz Business School Inc. (Jimmy L Atkins, President)
• NBC4 Columbus — "Jeffrey Epstein made regular payments to Ohio State head of gynecology"
• WOSU — "Ohio State OB-GYN received payments from Jeffrey Epstein's firm"
• WOSU — "Ohio State University says it is investigating OB-GYN"
• NBC News — "Ohio State investigating gynecologist named in Epstein files"
• Golf Oklahoma — Gerald Barton obituary / Landmark Land history
• Wikipedia — Southern Air Transport
• Freepress.org — "Spook Air" (SAT Columbus relocation)
• OSU — Strauss independent investigation
• WOSU — Wexner ordered to testify in Strauss case
• DOJ EDNY — Jeffries indictment
• NPR — JPMorgan $290M settlement
• NYDFS — Deutsche Bank $150M penalty
• NPR — Deutsche Bank $75M victim settlement
• ClustrMaps — 630 Vine St, Cincinnati (Betz Business School address)

Search Terms

Every name, entity, location, CUSIP, and keyword from the Ohio Node series was searched individually and in combination. Searches included: Jim Atkins, Jimmy Atkins, Jimmy L. Atkins, Atkins, Betz College, Betz Business School, Fort Mitchell, Harbour Realty, Weyerhaeuser, Cecil, Kerney, Caplinger, New Albany, Landmark Land, Routch, Landon, Hilton Head, Sea Pines, Bluffton, Savannah, KSAV, Beaufort, South Carolina, Southern Air Transport, Bobby Ginn, Butcher, United Rentals, Bradley Jacobs, Strauss, Abercrombie, Jeffries, 962166 (CUSIP), gang stuff, power of attorney + Wexner.

EFTA Verification

All 10 EFTAs cited in the Ohio Node series were verified against the database for existence, dataset assignment, page count, and content. 9 of 10 verified as standalone documents; 1 (EFTA02731370) is a page-level Bates stamp within document EFTA02731361, and the cited text actually appears in a different document (EFTA02731420).

URL Construction

All justice.gov URLs follow the pattern https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%20{N}/EFTA{NUMBER}.pdf with dataset number verified from database.

See Also

• CBP Corruption Investigation — Full Routch dossier
• DS12 Expansion Analysis — Jane Doe 4 interviews in context
• Phone Records Investigation — 362 calls to Ohio area codes
• Shell Entity Investigation — NYSG LLC and Epstein office operations
• Congressional Subpoena Guide — Routch and Wexner witness profiles